# 1997 Sommatino mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Sommatino](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/sommatino.md), November 30, 1997

Calogera Detta Lina Sciascia won with 52.3% of the vote, 18.0 points ahead of Lorenzo Gaetano Tricoli.

> Results are by municipality, from the Interior Ministry's open data file for this round of municipal elections; where the file reports polling sections, they are summed by municipality. The winner is the candidate the open data marks as elected mayor.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Calogera Detta Lina Sciascia | 2,547 | 52.3% | Elected |
| Lorenzo Gaetano Tricoli | 1,668 | 34.2% |  |
| Armando Antonio Iacono | 659 | 13.5% |  |

Valid votes: 4,874

Turnout: 46.3% (5,026 of 10,856 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/sommatino/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Lorenzo Tricoli, 50.4%
- November 30, 1997: Calogera Detta Lina Sciascia, 52.3%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 30, 1997

- [Sommatino municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/sommatino/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-30-local.md) (372)

## Sources

- [Eligendo: archivio storico delle elezioni, open data](https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/eligendo/opendata.php), Ministero dell'Interno. License: No license stated. Data that Italian public bodies publish without a license are open by default (art. 52 of the Codice dell'amministrazione digitale).

## On the ballot in Sommatino

- 1997 Sommatino mayoral election
- [1997 Sommatino municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/sommatino/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/sommatino/1997-11-30-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/sommatino/1997-11-30-local/sindaco.json.